Cimetière du Calvaire

Cimetière du Calvaire is a cemetery in Paris, Île-de-France which is located on Rue du Mont Cenis. Cimetière du Calvaire is situated nearby to the church Saint-Pierre de Montmartre, as well as near Sacré-Cœur Basilica.

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Type: Cemetery
Description: cemetery located in Paris, in France
Also known as: “Calvary Cemetery” and “Cimetiere du Calvaire”
Address: 2 Rue du Mont Cenis, Paris, 75018

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sacré-Cœur Basilica and place du Tertre.

Sacré-Cœur Basilica

Church

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The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre, commonly known as Sacré-Cœur Basilica or simply Sacré-Cœur, is a Catholic church and minor basilica in Paris dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

place du Tertre

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The Place du Tertre is a square in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, France. Only a few streets away from the Basilica of the Sacré Cœur and the Lapin Agile cabaret, it is near the summit of the city's elevated Montmartre quarter.

Saint-Pierre de Montmartre

Church

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Saint-Pierre de Montmartre is the second oldest surviving church in Paris, after the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Pres. It is one of the two main churches on Montmartre, the other being the more famous 19th-century Sacré-Cœur Basilica, just above it.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Montmartre and 18th arrondissement.

Montmartre

Suburb

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Montmartre is a large hill in Paris's northern 18th arrondissement. It is 130 m high and gives its name to the surrounding district, part of the Right Bank.

18th arrondissement

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The 18th arrondissement of Paris is probably best known for the hill of Montmartre which was the centre of the Communard uprising of the late-nineteenth century, but is also perhaps better known as the centre of the flourishing artist community of the period from around 1907-1914.